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No. 594,016. Patented Nov. 23,1897.

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ALEXANDER W. HOMPE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROYALFURNITURE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

METALLIC BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,016, dated November23, 1897.

Application filed February 27, 1898. Serial No. 681,003. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER W. HoMPE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MetallicBedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmetallic bedsteads, and especially to bedsteads known as brass or ironbedsteads, in which the general framework of the bedstead is made ofmetal, usually in cylindrical form, and which in the sample ofmyinvention is preferably provided with wooden side and foot rails; andthe invention consists in the combination, with the metallic parts, ofwooden fillings, the metallic posts being provided with openingsallowing the side rails to be attached to the wooden inner portion ofthe posts through said openlngs.

It also consists in the combination as hereinafter described.

The objects of my invention are, first, to construct a metallic bedwhich will combine great strength with the least amount of weight;second, to cheapen the structure of the bed and render it more rigid andsubstantial third, to produce a cheaper and more secure method ofattaching together the several parts of which the framework of the bedis composed; fourth, in the general features of construction hereinafternamed, and particularly pointed out in the claims. These objects Iaccomplish by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a bedsteadconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 shows an endelevation of a portion of the foot of a bed, on an enlarged scale, withportions of the metallic covering cut away in order to show more fullythe general construction of the framework. Fig. 3 shows an elevation ofa single post, on an enlarged scale, with the opening in the cylindricalpart designed to receive the iron bedrail. Fig. 4 shows an elevation ofa portion of a side rail with the bed-iron in position.

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Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A shows the cylindrical or metallic part of the post. B shows themetallic or outer part of the upright spindles. 0 represents the uppertop piece, which is secured to the posts in a manner hereinafterdescribed. These various parts are of tubular formation and cylindrical.They may, however, be of any desirable shape in cross-section.

D shows the inner wooden filling of the This inner wooden filling D ismade to correspond to the shape of the post. In ordinary metallic bedsthe posts are round, but they may be made of any suitable form or shape,the wooden filling D being made of corresponding shape and driven orforced into the metallic shell by any suitable means.

E represents the wooden filling of the spin dle. This wooden fillingprojects beyond the outer or metallic part B at either end for thepurpose of forming a tenon, the upper end of which engages with thewooden filling of the top piece 0, as shown in Fig. 2 by P. The

lower end or projection engages with the footrail F, as shown by N.

F represents the foot-rail, which is preferably attached to the post Aby means of the dowels H H H, said dowels passing through openings inthe metallic shell A and being secured in the wooden portion D,preferably by means of glue, the other end of the dowels being securedin any suitable manner in the side rail F. The foot-rail and head-railare constructed substantially alike and attached in substantially thesame manner. The top piece 0 is also filled with wood, as shown in Fig.2, the wooden filling projecting beyond the metallic covering at eitherend and the projection passing through an opening in the 0 shell of thepost A and secured therein by means of glue or other suitable means, asshown by O in said Fig. 2.

G represents the side rails, which are preferably composed of wood andprovided at each end with a bed-iron of any ordinary construction. Oneform of said bed-iron is shown in Fig. 4 by K.

L represents an opening or slot through the shell of the post and intothe Wooden filling 10o in the sample of my invention shown in thedrawings and more particularly illustrated in Fig. 3. The slot isprovided with pins, (shown by the dotted.lines,) with which the bed'ironK engages. This method of attachment is substantially the same as thatused in ordinary beds with the exception that the opening extendsthrough the outer shell and the pins are secured to the wood within theshell of the post. By filling the posts with wood, as above described,very little metal can be used in the outer shell and still sufficientstrength be given to the bedstead.

Another advantage of this construction consists in the fact that the toppiece 0 can be readily attached by means of this wooden fillingextending beyond its metal part and through the opening in the shell Ainto the wooden filling D and there glued. This obviates the necessityof any plate or excrescence upon the post and makes a very secure andrigid attachment. The same is true in regard to the attachment of thespindles to the top piece 0 to the bed-rails F.

The wooden filling in the posts, in addition to the advantage obtainedby giving the bedstead strength and rigidity and to the advantage ofattaching the top piece and rails thereto, also furnishes a means forapplyingthe casters directly to the bed-posts without any additionalmetal or metallic plate connected therewith, the lower end of the woodenfilling being bored and provided with a caster-socket in the ordinarymanner, thereby considerably cheapening the structure.

I have referred to the foot and head rails F and the side rails G asbeing preferably constructed of wood; but it Will be evident thatmetallic rails can be used in place of wooden rails, in which case Iprefer to have the points of union of the boards with the metal posts,which, as experience has demonstrated, enables the making of a far morerigid and stable joint.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a metallic bedstead, the combination with tubular end posts havingwood fillings, of side rails having hooks projecting into the woodfillings, and metal connecting-tubes between the posts at the ends ofthe bedstead having engagement with the post, and provided with woodfillings which project beyond the tubes into the wood fillings of thepost, substantially as described.

2. A metal bedstead comprising end sections formed with tubular postshaving wood fillings, and connecting metal tubes between the postshaving engagement therewith, and provided with wood fillings-whichproject beyond the ends of the tubes into the wood fillings of theposts, substantially as described.

3. In a metallic bedstead, the combination with metal posts each havingwood fillings, of side rails, tubular metallic top end pieces havingengagement with the posts, and provided with wood fillings which projectinto the wood fillings of the post, broad wood end rails having doweledconnection with the wood filling of the post, and spindles consist--

